Keon Sabb
| Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 3 | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 18, 2002 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | IMG Academy |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Keon Sabb (born September 18, 2002) is a safety for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Early life and high school[edit]
Sabb attended multiple high schools starting at Glassboro High School, then transferring to Williamstown High School for his junior year then finishing at IMG Academy for his senior season.[1] In Sabb's freshman season he totaled 46 tackles, seven pass deflections, and six interceptions.[2] In his sophomore season, Sabb defensively had 31 tackles and five interceptions. Offensively he had 29 receptions for 376 yards, and six touchdowns, while also throwing a touchdown pass.[3] In Sabb's junior season, he played both ways making 19 catches for 358 yards and three touchdowns, while also notching 19 tackles.[4] Coming out of high school, Sabb was rated as a four-star recruit and held offers from schools such as Georgia, Clemson, Texas A&M, Penn State, Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Michigan.[5] Sabb initially decided to commit to play college football for the Clemson Tigers.[6][7] However on December 6, 2021, he decided to de-commit from the Tigers and flip his commitment to play for the Michigan Wolverines.[8][9][10][11]
College career[edit]
Michigan[edit]
In 2022, Sabb's first season, he appeared in four games but did not record any statistics.[12]
As a sophomore in 2023, Sabb started five games for the Wolverines. Including his first career start week one versus East Carolina, and a start in the National Championship game. In total, Sabb recorded 28 tackles, a shared sack and two interceptions. One interception was returned for a touchdown versus Minnesota on October 7, both career firsts. [13] [14]
After starting in 5 of 29 games in his first two seasons behind Rod Moore and Makari Paige, Sabb entered the NCAA transfer portal after both Moore and Paige returned to Michigan for their senior seasons in 2024.[15]
Alabama[edit]
On February 19, 2024, Sabb transferred to Alabama, becoming one of the first recruits to join Alabama following the hire of Kalen Deboer, and retirement of Nick Saban.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ Bernstein, Jason. "National Signing Day, 2021: N.J. native Keon Sabb makes B1G decision, commits to Michigan". NJ.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Evans, Bill. "Meet Keon Sabb, Glassboro's next great athlete". NJ.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Minnick, Kevin. "A three-sport athlete on the rise, Sabb transfers to Williamstown". NJ.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Friedman, Josh. "Glassboro native Keon Sabb commits to play football at Clemson". Courier Post Online. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Michael. "Michigan football flips DB Keon Sabb (Clemson) and WR Amorion Walker (Notre Dame)". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Raynor, Grace. "Clemson football recruiting: 4-star commit Keon Sabb talks trip to Michigan, call from Brent Venables". The Athletic. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Priester, JP. "Elite 2022 ATH Keon Sabb Commits to Clemson". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Cubit, Alexis. "Clemson football recruiting. Keon Sabb of IMG decommits". The State. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Zuke, Ryan. "Michigan target Keon Sabb, a top-100 recruit, decommits from Clemson". MLive.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Verghese, Tim. "BREAKING: Four-star safety Keon Sabb commits to Michigan". On3.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Breiler, Christopher. "Michigan Lands Commitment From Elite Safety Prospect". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Keon Sabb 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Earegood, Connor. "Michigan safety Keon Sabb grows from first career start". The Michigan Daily. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ https://mgoblue.com/sports/football/roster/keon-sabb/24405
- ^ https://www.si.com/college/michigan/football/michigan-football-sherrone-moore-keon-sabb-wolverines-transfer-portal
- ^ https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/football/2024/02/19/alabama-football-keon-sabb-michigan-safety-transfer-portal/72666482007/